Miniature rose plant named ‘KORpot093’

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORpot093’, is provided which forms abundantly on a substantially continuous basis attractive, orange-yellow with red edged colored blossoms. Attractive vigorous vegetative is formed, which contrasts beautifully with the blossoms. The growth habit is compact. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

Botanical/commercial classification:

Latin name: Rosa hybrida.

Varietal denomination: ‘KORpot093’.

The new variety of Rosa hybrida Miniature Rose Plant of the present invention was created during 2014 at Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., seed parent) of the new variety was an unnamed seedling (non-patented) from the cross (unnamed seedling x ‘KORpedia’). The ‘KORpedia’ variety is patented as U.S. Plant Pat. No. 19,638. The male parent (i.e., pollen parent) was the ‘KORpot007’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,793).

The parentage can be summarized as follows: (unnamed seedling x ‘KORpedia’) x ‘KORpot007’

The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and small plants were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety.

It was found that the new variety of rose plant of the present invention possesses the following combination of characteristics:

-   -   (a) forms attractive, orange-yellow with red edged colored         blossoms,     -   (b) displays a compact growth habit, and     -   (c) exhibits vigorous vegetation.

The new variety well meets the needs of the horticultural industry. It can be grown to advantage as ornamentation in parks, gardens, public areas, and in residential settings. Accordingly, the plant is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape.

The new variety of the present invention can readily be distinguished from its ancestors. More specifically, the (unnamed seedling x ‘KORpedia’) variety (i.e., the seed parent) displays smaller flowers with a lower petal count compared to the new variety. In addition, the ‘KORpot007’ variety (i.e., the pollen parent) displays a less rounded flower formation and smaller flower size compared to the new variety in which the flowers are yellow flowers with red petal margins, whereas the flowers of the new variety are orange-yellow with red edged colored. Moreover, the new variety can be readily distinguished from other similar non-parental varieties. For example, the ‘KORemopea’ variety (not patented) displays flowers without a red colored petal margins and has a more upright growth habit compared to the new variety.

The new variety has been found to undergo asexual propagation in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany by a number of routes, such as vegetative cuttings. Asexual propagation techniques in Germany, such as vegetative cuttings, have shown that the characteristics of the new variety are homogeneous, stable, and strictly transmissible by such asexual propagation from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new variety undergoes asexual propagation in a true-to-type manner.

The new variety has been named ‘KORpot093’.

The first offer of sale was on Jan. 1, 2019 by the inventor or another who obtained the new variety directly or indirectly from the inventor.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photograph shows, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this character, a typical specimen of the new variety. The illustrated rose plant of the new variety was approximately twelve weeks of age and was observed at Odense, Denmark while growing indoors on its own roots in 10.5 cm containers.

The drawing—illustrates a specimen of a plant displaying floral buds and flowers at varying points of opening.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The chart used in the identification of colors is that of The Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart, 2015 edition). The terminology which precedes reference to the chart has been added to indicate the corresponding color in more common terms. The description is based on the observation of a one-year-old specimen of the new variety, observed during October, while growing in a one-gallon container on its own roots in a greenhouse in Cochranville, Pa.

-   Commercial classification: Miniature Rose Plant. -   Plant:     -   -   Habit.—Compact and bushy.         -   Height.—Approximately 30.0 cm on average.         -   Width.—Approximately 30.0 cm on average. -   Branches:     -   -   Stem color.—Commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Length.—Main stems: approximately 30.0 cm on average. —             secondary stems: approximately 7.0 cm on average.         -   Texture.—Glabrous.         -   Thorns.—Young thorns: sparse amount; color is commonly near             Yellow-Green Group N144A; length is approximately 4.0 mm on             average; and width is approximately 1.5 mm on average at             point of attachment. -   Foliage:     -   -   Young foliage color.—Upper surface: commonly near Green             Group 137A with near Red-Purple Group 60A at the margin and             with indistinguishable venation. — under surface: commonly             near Green Group 138C with indistinguishable venation.         -   Old foliage color.—Upper surface: commonly near Green Group             137A with indistinguishable venation. — under surface:             commonly near Green Group 138B with indistinguishable             venation.         -   Petiole.—Upper and under surfaces: texture is smooth; color             is commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A. — length:             approximately 1.0 cm on average. — width: approximately 1.0             mm on average. rachis color upper surface is commonly near             Yellow-Green Group 144A, under surface is commonly near             Green Group 143C.         -   Stipules.—Length: approximately 1.5 cm on average. — width:             approximately 5.0 mm on average. — margin: entire to erose.             — color: upper surface is commonly near Yellow-Green Group             144A, under surface is commonly near Yellow-Green Group             144B.         -   5-leaflet leaf.—Length: approximately 7.3 cm on average. —             width: approximately 5.8 cm on average.         -   Leaf margin.—Serrate.         -   Glossiness of upper side of leaf.—Semi-glossy. -   Leaflets:     -   -   Number of leaflets.—3, 5, and 7.         -   Shape.—Ovate; apex is acute; and base is rounded.         -   Venation pattern.—Reticulate.         -   Texture.—Upper and under surfaces is smooth.         -   Terminal leaflet.—Length: approximately 3.9 cm on average. —             width: approximately 2.4 cm on average.         -   Lower leaflet.—Length: approximately 2.6 cm on average. —             width: approximately 1.4 cm on average. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Number of flowers.—Generally about 2-3 blooms open on             average on a plant at once.         -   Number of blooms per stem.—Typically 1 bloom per stem on             average.         -   Peduncle.—Length: approximately 3.0 cm on average. —             diameter: approximately 6.0 mm on average. — surface             texture: glabrous. — strength: strong. — color: commonly             near Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Sepals.—Number commonly 5. — length: approximately 2.3 cm on             average. — width: approximately 6.0 mm on average. — margin:             entire with occasional extensions on two or three sepals             measuring approximately 7.0 mm in length on average and 3.0             mm in width on average. — upper surface color and texture:             commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A; covered in short             pubescence. — under surface color and texture: commonly near             Yellow-Green Group 144A; puberulent. — shape: lanceolate. —             apex: acute to aristate. — base: truncate or flat as it             joins the receptacle.         -   Bud.—Shape: globular to pointed. — length: approximately 1.8             cm on average. — width: approximately 1.2 cm on average. —             color when opening: commonly near Yellow-Orange Group 16C             with some near Red Group 42C.         -   Flower.—Diameter: approximately 4.5 cm on average. — height:             approximately 2.0 cm on average. — duration: flower is on             the plant approximately 25 days. — form: double, cuplike. —             profile: flat. — number of petals under normal conditions:             approximately 40 petals on average. — shape of the petal: —             overall: broadly obovate. — apex: round. — base: cuneate. —             petal length: inner petals are approximately 1.9 cm on             average; outer petals are approximately 2.0 cm on average. —             petal width: inner petals are approximately 1.3 cm on             average; outer petals are approximately 2.0 cm on average. —             petal margin: entire. — petal drop: good. — petals reflex:             one-by-one. — fragrance: very light sweet fragrance. — petal             color when first and fully open: — upper surface: commonly             near Yellow Group 9C with near Orange-Red Group N34B and             N34C at the margins; basal spot is absent. — under surface:             commonly near Yellow Group 9C with near Orange-Red Group             N34B and N34C at the margins; basal spot is absent. — petal             texture: upper and lower surfaces are glabrous. — petaloids:             typically 5 per flower; color of upper and under surfaces is             commonly near Yellow Group 9C with near Orange-Red Group             N34B at the margins; length is approximately 1.3 cm on             average; width is approximately 5.0 mm on average; texture             is smooth; margin is variable, entire to erose; shape is             variable, oblong and mostly curving inward; apex is round;             base is cuneate.         -   Receptacle.—Color: commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A. —             diameter: approximately 6.0 mm on average. — surface             texture: smooth. — shape: round.         -   Stamen.—Number is approximately 62 on average. — anthers:             number is approximately 62 on average; color is commonly             near Yellow-Orange Group 17C; length is approximately 2.5 mm             on average; and shape is oval. — filaments: length is             approximately 4.0 mm on average and color is commonly near             Yellow-Orange Group 17C.         -   Pistils.—Arrangement is separate and free; number is             approximately 65 on average. — styles: length is less than             6.0 mm on average and color is mostly near Yellow Group 8D.             — stigmas: diameter is typically less than 1.0 mm; color is             commonly near Yellow Group 8D; shape is fan shaped.         -   Ovary.—Color is commonly near Yellow Group 8D; length is             approximately 2.0 mm on average, and width is approximately             1.0 mm on average.         -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Hips.—None observed. -   Development:     -   -   Vegetation.—Dark green, vigorous and strong.         -   Blooming.—Abundant and reblooms well from a trim.         -   Hardiness.—Unknown.         -   Resistance to disease.—Good resistance to Botrytis (Botrytis             cinerea) and Powdery Mildew (Sphaerotheca pannosa) diseases             under normal greenhouse growing conditions in Cochranville,             Pa.

Plants of the ‘KORpot093’ variety have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and other environmental conditions. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Miniature Rose Plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive, orange-yellow with red edged colored blossoms, (b) displays a compact growth habit, and (c) exhibits vigorous vegetation; substantially as herein shown and described. 